beekeeping
As we go for our drives around the country-side, we see beehives everywhere. Occasionally we see the beekeepers, covered in their protective clothing, tending to the hives.
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The hives make honey available to lovers of locally-produced sugar. They also ensure the pollination of our apple orchards and fields of blueberries.
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beekeeper
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bees smoke-drowsy rag smoulders swung slowly protected thick
in net and cotton wicking folds into beeswax candle flame
pours golden through panes in the honeycomb
streamers sweet circles sink into bread
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hollows of air
yeast-filled
and honey
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the bee stings
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but the beekeeper never flinches
flicks it from his fingers
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spit and mud
for a poultice
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Published as ‘beekeeper’, Canadian Stories 17 (95), February/March 2014
This poem is also part of the collection within easy reach, Chapel Street Editions, 2017
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Copyright Jane Tims 2017
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